At an inn, Robin and Dick have stolen a cup. Robin says he will
“conjure” the innkeeper so that they can escape. The innkeeper
comes after them, asking about the cup. Robin denies the
accusation of theft indignantly. The innkeeper searches first Robin
and then Dick, but fails to find the cup. When Robin calls upon
devils, to his surprise, Mephistophilis appears. The innkeeper runs
away.

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Notes

Mephistophilis’ quick appearance seems to contradict his earlier
assertion to Faustus that conjuring does not always lead to a devil’s
arrival. In revenge for having been summoned “but in jest,”
Mephistophilis says that Dick will be changed into an ape and
Robin into a dog.

Thematically, the action parodies what has gone before in the
previous scene. Faustus’ supernatural thieving from the banquet of
the Pope is echoed by Robin’s less significant theft of a cup from
an inn. Interestingly, the vintner appears to be a much more
dignified figure than the Pope. The attempts of Robin and Dick to
hide the cup from the unlucky vintner lead them to resort to
conjuring. Their conjuring, once again, is a parody of Faustus’ own
association with devils and the black arts.